The Nature of Grace:
1.Grace is God acting freely,according to His own nature-as
Love;with no promises or obligations to fulfill;and acting of
course,righteously--in view of the cross.
2.Grace ,therefore,is uncaused in the recipient:its cause lies
wholly in the GIVER,in GOD.
3.Grace is sovereign.Not having debts to pay,or fulfilled
conditions on man's part to wait for,or it can act toward
whom,and how,it pleases.It can and does,often,place the worst
deservers in the highest favours.
4.Grace cannot act where there is either desert or ability.Grace
does not help-it is absolute,it does all.
5.There being no cause in the creature why Grace should be
shown,the creature must be brought off by trying to give cause
to GOD for his Grace.
6.The discovery by the creature that he is truly the object of
Divine Grace,works most humility:for the receiver of Grace is
brought to know his own unworthiness,and his complete inability
to attain worthiness:yet he finds himself blessed-on another
principle,outside of himself!
7.Therefore flesh has no place in the plan of Grace.This is the
great reason why Grace is hated by the proud natural mind of
man.But for this very reason,the true believer rejoices!For he
knows that"in him,that is,in his flesh,is no good thing;and yet
he finds God glad to bless him,just as he is!